Re: [ozmidwifery] JW's - prejudice?

2006-04-02 Thread brendamanning 



Susan,
Seems rough doesn't 
it?
Rosebud had that 
discussion too but negotiated that Women who were JW would 
still be eligible to birth at the low risk centre if they accepted synt for 
3rd stage (can always say NO at the time though)but transferred to Level2 unit 
if anything off track in their labour. If all OK then fine to birth at the low 
risk unit.
Compromise.
With kind regardsBrenda Manning www.themidwife.com.au

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Susan 
  Cudlipp 
  To: midwifery list 
  Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 7:10 
PM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] JW's - 
  prejudice?
  
  Hi all
  I was very saddened this week while doing 
  ante-natal clinic.  I had a 32 week primip who had been booked at the 
  family birth centre, she was transferring to our care because, as she is a JW 
  and would not accept blood products, she is deemed to be high risk and not 
  allowed to birth at the FBC.  Her alternative option was to transfer to 
  the tertiary unit, to which the FBC is attached, and submit to fully actively 
  managed 3rd stage which included an IV infusion of synto.  FBC clients 
  have to accept active management anyway, i.e. IM synto, but this woman had to 
  agree to so much more and was denied FBC care.
  Apparently this is a new policy and I can't 
  imagine that the FBC midwives are happy with it, but really - who makes these 
  decisions, and based on what evidence?
   
  Sue
  "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil 
  is for good men to do nothing"Edmund 
Burke

[ozmidwifery] JW's - prejudice?

2006-04-02 Thread Susan Cudlipp 



Hi all
I was very saddened this week while doing 
ante-natal clinic.  I had a 32 week primip who had been booked at the 
family birth centre, she was transferring to our care because, as she is a JW 
and would not accept blood products, she is deemed to be high risk and not 
allowed to birth at the FBC.  Her alternative option was to transfer to the 
tertiary unit, to which the FBC is attached, and submit to fully actively 
managed 3rd stage which included an IV infusion of synto.  FBC clients have 
to accept active management anyway, i.e. IM synto, but this woman had to agree 
to so much more and was denied FBC care.
Apparently this is a new policy and I can't imagine 
that the FBC midwives are happy with it, but really - who makes these decisions, 
and based on what evidence?
 
Sue
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil 
is for good men to do nothing"Edmund Burke